Memory phrase for the character: 同

同

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Meaning

same

Pronunciation

 DŌ
onaji

Explanation

 A container upside down: 冂, one 一 and an opening 口

Mnemonic
 
All containers only have one opening, and that is the same.

Radicals

同 the sameAll containers 冂 only have one 一 opening 口, and that is the same.
冂 encover
口 mouthA small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.
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 Vocabulary

同じ おなじ  same, identical, equal, uniform, equivalent, similar
同居 どうきょ  living together
敵同士 かたきどうし  mutual hostility
同窓会 どうそうかい  class reunion
同時 どうじ  simultaneous(ly), concurrent, synchronous
混同 こんどう  confusion, mixing, merger
同調 どうちょう  sympathy, agree with, alignment, tuning
同級 どうきゅう  the same grade, same class
同等 どうとう  equality, equal, same rights, same rank

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